vCenter Server 5.5.x with Embedded vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Before and After Migration

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You can migrate a vCenter Server instance with an embedded vCenter Single Sign-On (version 5.5) to a vCenter Server Appliance6.5 instance with an embedded Platform Services Controller appliance. In this case the software migrates the vCenter Server instance and the embedded vCenter Single Sign-Oninstance at the same time.

vCenter Server 6.0.x with Embedded Platform Services Controller Installation Before and After Migration

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You can migrate a vCenter Server instance with an embedded Platform Services Controller(version 6.0)to a vCenter Server Appliance6.5 instance with an embedded Platform Services Controller appliance. In this case the software migrates the vCenter Server instance and the embedded Platform Services Controller instance at the same time.

vCenter Server 5.5.x with External vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Before and After Migration

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You can migrate a vCenter Server instance with an external vCenter Single Sign-On (version 5.5) to a vCenter Server Appliance6.5 instance with an external Platform Services Controller appliance. In this case you must first migrate the external vCenter Single Sign-On instance and then the vCenter Server instance.

vCenter Server 6.0.x with External Platform Services Controller Installation Before and After Migration

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You can migrate a vCenter Server instance with an external Platform Services Controller(version 6.0) to a vCenter Server Appliance6.5 instance with an external Platform Services Controller appliance. In this case you must first migrate the external Platform Services Controller instance and then the vCenter Server instance.